Featured Projects

Safe, engaging, enriching, interactive. This is the design basis of TIDE Academy (Technology, Innovation, Design and Engineering) in Menlo Park, CA. TIDE Academy is a STEM high school that utilizes Dri-Design Perforated Series Panels as both sunscreen and ornamental railing on portions of the building.

Craig Beranek knew from years of witnessing doors from Schweiss Doors in action, that someday, he would be ordering one for himself. That day came with the construction of a new cold storage building with an additional connected shop at his rural Lafayette, MN, home. His 18' x 16' bifold liftstrap door features a pair of 4' x 3' windows, an automatic strap latch system, remote opener and Schweiss interlocking insulation.

Swire Coca-Cola needed more storage space and came up with the idea of renovating an aging facility on its grounds in Denver, CO. The trick was converting this old building, with abandoned rail access and no efficient loading dock access, into a functionally efficient, modern-looking facility at a reasonable cost. Insulated metal panels (IMPs) from Metl-Span, installed as roofing and a composite wall system, helped complete the successful project.

The rehab of a beautiful private residence in Westerville, OH received first place honors in the residential walls category in ATAS International’s 2021 project of the year competition. Opaline panels in Matte Black .040 aluminum, in a 6” width, were chosen by the architect who is also the homeowner.

Located next to Spring ISD’s Westfield High School, the Ninth Grade Center in Houston was formerly home to a middle school, but the facility has been extensively remodeled – and it’s also one of three dedicated ninth grade schools the district has opened in the past several years. The colorful exterior design features PAC-CLAD metal panels from Petersen.

The owner of Mike's Organic Grocery in Connecticut worked with Tedlar® partner Northeast Metal Supply to select their construction materials, especially the finish for the aluminum roof on their store.

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is responsible for more than 15,000 miles of electrical lines and 300 substations. BPA employees, headquartered at the new operations hangar at the Redmond (Oregon) Airport, are charged with inspecting those lines. Contributing to the building's efficient operation is a dependable hangar door. That's why the new hangar is equipped with a 40' Bifold Lifstrap Door from Schweiss Doors.

The first-place winner in ATAS International’s 2021 project of the year competition in the residential roofs category is a private residence in Temecula, CA. Dutch Seam panels in Dove Grey 24-gauge steel were chosen by the homeowner. This home’s intricate roof included several roof penetrations and cupolas, as well as varying roof planes and angles.

The Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department has been a significant part of life in Prince Frederick, Md., for more than 90 years. So, when it came time to replace the aging structure that housed the organization’s Company 2 and its equipment, community was at the heart of the designers’ plans. Topping the new firehouse is a classic standing-seam metal roof from Petersen that promises to perform just as well as it looks.

Industrial recycling services provider Parallel Products is in the business of helping other companies be more green. But it has green goals of its own, and the addition of a 1.9 MW rooftop solar array on a newly constructed bottle recycling facility in New Bedford, MA, helps in that regard. The solar panels are arrayed on more than 150,000 sq. ft. of standing seam metal roofing, attached with PV attachment products from Colorado-based S-5!.

The generosity of several businesses led to the erection of a new hay barn for a nonprofit organization that focuses on helping individuals grow and develop through recreational activities with horses. American Building Components donated the metal walls and roofing for the project at Cassidy’s Cause in Paducah, Ky.

Billions of people around the world rely on insects for protein, and with current and future demand in mind, Aspire Food Group has created a farm unlike any other. Inside the 165,000 sq. ft. facility, located in London, Ontario, crickets are raised and processed as protein powder--up to two billion per year. Utilized for the facility's exterior envelope and interior walls are insulated metal panels from Kingspan Insulated Panels North America.

SMC³'s new 80,000-square-foot headquarters in Peachtree, Georgia, features an exterior clad with RHEINZINK-GRANUM® Skygrey architectural zinc. Designed by Jefferson Architecture, the sustainable, resilient, natural metal and its evolving patina reflect the company's enduring, innovative and dynamic culture. The project showcases one of the first examples in the U.S. with RHEINZINK-GRANUM material.

The first-place winner in ATAS International’s 2021 project of the year competition in the commercial walls category is a Dunkin’ shop in Cottonwood, AZ. Four colors of CastleTop were incorporated into this unique façade design - Black, Chocolate Brown, Sierra Tan, and Almond - as a nod to the various shades of coffee that is served in this shop.

The new Northwest Independent School District Aquatic Center in Fort Worth, Texas features striking reflective metal tiles by Petersen that stretch across the façade, serving as a background for the building’s main signage. Their aqua-toned reflective hue creates the appearance of ripples across the wall, like one might see in a pool filled with swimmers.

A perfect match of the school colors was a must, and it was its ability to offer such precision that led an Oklahoma-based composite metal panel contractor to suggest Laminators Inc. for Oklahoma State University's new North Hall Academic Facility.

There's nothing old school or low-tech about Northern Arizona's new 72,000 sq. ft., $47 million Student-Athlete Performance Center. In addition to classrooms, study areas and research labs to support high-altitude athlete training, the building features a sophisticated design incorporating insulated metal panels from Kingspan.

Brian and Bruce Frank have five Schweiss Doors bifold doors in use on their two farms near Olivia and Bird Island, MN, and they couldn’t be happier with any other style of door on the market. The Franks’ farm is 1,600 acres, growing corn, soybeans, sugar beets, sweetcorn, peas, navy beans and some wheat. The Franks also perform some custom sugar beet harvesting for area farmers.

As part of his purchase of Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2020, Roger Penske acquired Brickyard Crossing, a golf course adjacent to the track. Among upgrades made to both properties was the replacement of the cart barn's canvas sides with Metl-Span insulated metal panels.

The Farone & Son, Inc. Funeral Home in Liverpool, NY won first place in the commercial roofs category in ATAS International’s 2021 project of the year competition. Dutch Seam panels in Classic Bronze .032 aluminum were installed on the roof.